It's that time of year again, and I've got the travel bug! The adventures will begin with the whole family in Vietnam and Cambodia. After my dad flies home, my ma, sister, and I will explore the beaches of Thailand. Then, my sister and I are let loose to roam Southeast Asia heading towards Nepal and northern India. Mid April I fly to Zambia to volunteer for a month at Appeased School before starting work in San Francisco. Ready or not, HERE I COME!

Monday, August 6, 2012

Ready or not, here I come!

Melbourne, I’m hereeee!!

Wow. Weather shock! I’m in the winter again! It’s cold and
rainy… I like it though : ). Nice to snuggle up inside and in the sun it’s not
too bad. Now that I’mhere, it doesn’t
surprise me, but before I came I didn’t think about the huge Asian influence.
Everywhere you go there’s sushi and noodle places. There are also cafés on
every corner and Aussi’s are known to be coffee snobs. Soooo since I don’t have
the first idea about coffee and don’t even drink it… I think I’m going to
change my job plan. Instead of working at a café, I’ll hopefully fine myself
behind the bar! I’ve always wanted to be a bartender, and I can’t start as a
bar back because there’s no such thing here.

Since it’s so chilly here and I packed 40 degree Greek
weather, I was in desperate need of a jacket! I’ve been wearing three T-shirts,
a flannel, and my windbreaker everyday. Today my host’s roommate offered me a
coat. She warned me before she gave it to me that it’s very dorky and she
apologizes. I imagined a jacket with yellow strips, reflectors, and some red
blinking lights. She brought it out of her closet and it was a black ski
jacket! Whattt?! Dorky?? I where that every day when I’m in Colorado!! My
winter wardrobe consists of only ski jackets! It’s pretty funny how style is
very important here. She told me if I wore it out, I would be the only one, but
people wouldn’t really look at me differently. In Sydney, that’s a different
story. If you’re not wearing what’s ‘in’, you’re weird; end of story. I’ve
heard that Sydney is pretty ‘soulless’ from multiple people. A great place to
visit, but I’m very grateful I’m not living there!

The hunt for an apartment continues! I’ve looked at three
places. One dump, one beautiful house with two brothers and a mom, and one
that’s unfurnished. They all have their ups and downs. So far the family one is
the nicest, but it’s funny how it was advertised. Two male roommates (21 &
23) and a female roommate (38), not two brothers and a mother that’s actually
44! We’ll see what else Melbourne has to offer before I make the decision.